Hoffman Estates extended their losing streak to 22 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 1-22 in the process. They came up short against the Conant Cougars, falling 9-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-4 back in April.
As for Conant, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-7. Considering they have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Conant's part, Charlotte Wolf and Sophia Gomez did most of the damage at the plate: Wolf went 2-for-3 with three runs, while Gomez went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Wolf has posted since back in March. Santina Papucci also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Hoffman Estates and Conant could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Hawks will challenge Fremd at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (476 vs. 9). Meanwhile, Conant (ranked 123rd) will meet Barrington (ranked 18th) at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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